Content news: November - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog

Hi everyone,

Updated and new content for Microsoft Dynamics AX has been posted to TechNet and MSDN.

We have published many new topics again this month. The following table contains links to each group of topics within the post.

Audience	Approximate number of topics published
InformationSource topics	15
Windows PowerShell topics	40
System Administrator topics	11
Developer topics	81
Topics published on both MSDN and TechNet (Analytics, Reporting and Services)	45
Report Catalog topics	18
White papers	2

Note that for new sections like the Windows PowerShell Technical Reference, we provide a link to the top-level topic. For existing sections that contain new or updated topics, we link you to specific topics.

As always, if you are curious about our general content strategy, where you can find our content, and how to give us feedback, see the post on Inside Dynamics AX: Official Dynamics AX 2012 Content.

To find all of our posts about content, click the Content tag in the tag cloud to the right.

InformationSource tool documentation

Microsoft Dynamics InformationSource is a site that provides a set of services and resources that are intended to help customers and partners analyze, design, configure and customize ERP solutions by following Microsoft Dynamics solution architecture recommended practices. You can access it with your PartnerSource or CustomerSource credentials.

Documentation for the tools on InformationSource can be found on TechNet, in the Microsoft Dynamics InformationSource node.

Windows PowerShell Technical Reference

Help topics for each of the forty Windows PowerShell cmdlets for managing Microsoft Dynamics AX have been posted in the Windows PowerShell Technical Reference. You can get to these topics by searching TechNet, or from the Microsoft Dynamics AX Management Console by using the Get-Help command for any cmdlet. In the Related Links section, Get-Help returns the URL of the online version of the topic. Online versions of the topic are updated more frequently than the help that ships with the product.

System Administrator topics

The following topics in the system administrator help on TechNet have been published or updated.

Architecture and planning	View benchmark reports
Deployment / Updates and hotfixes	Apply updates and hotfixes
	Obtaining updates and hotfixes
	Installing updates and hotfixes
	Install updates to database, AOS, and clients
	Deploy updated reports to a report server
	Deploy updates to Enterprise Portal
	Run AXUpdate in silent mode
	AXUpdate command line parameters reference
System setup for Microsoft Dynamics AX	Set up segregation of duties
	Identify and resolve conflicts in segregation of duties

Developer topics

The following topics have been published or updated on MSDN.

Best Practices	Workflow Best Practices
Database	How to: Use the SysGlobalObjectCache Class for Better Performance
	Set-based Caching
	Single-record Caching
	Walkthrough: Creating Base and Derived Tables
Enterprise Portal	Adding the AxWorkflowActionBar to a User Control
	AxActionPane
	AxToolbar
	User Control Components
Getting Started	Searching for Documentation with WebSearchAx
	What’s New: Reporting for Developers in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Implementing Workflow	About Workflow Development
	How to: Activate a Workflow using the Configuration ID
	How to: Activate a Workflow using the Sequence Number
	How to: Associate an Action Menu Item with a Workflow Task or Approval Outcome
	How to: Create a SubmitToWorkflow Class
	How to: Create a Workflow Approval
	How to: Create a Workflow Document Class
	How to: Create a Workflow Task
	How to: Create a Workflow Task or Approval Event Handler
	How to: Debug X++ Code in Workflow
	How to: Enable a Form or List for Workflow
	Walkthrough: Adding Workflow to an Existing Form
	Walkthrough: Creating a Workflow with a Task and an Approval
	Workflow Approval Checklist
	Workflow Approval State Transitions
	Workflow Approvals
	Workflow Automated Tasks
	Workflow Events Overview
	Workflow Provider Interfaces
	Workflow Providers Overview
	Workflow Security
	Workflow Task Checklist
	Workflow Tasks
Integration	Deployment Overview of .NET Assemblies for Interop
	Hot-swapping of .NET Assemblies in the AOS
	How to: Convert Between utcdatetime and System.DateTime
	How to: Use the CLRObject Class when an Assembly cannot be Deployed to Clients
	Proxy Classes for .NET Interop to X++
	References versus Visual Studio Projects for Assemblies in the AOT
Microsoft Dynamics AX IDE	How to: Set the Layer
	How to: Set the Layer View for Elements
	Patch Layers
	Shortcut Keys: Code Editor
MorphX Reporting Tools	MorphX Reporting Tools Overview
Visual Studio Integration	Adding a Visual Studio Project to the AOT
	How to: Enable Hot Swapping of Assemblies
X++ Language Programming Guide	Static Methods
	X++, C# Comparison: Operators
Client / Controls in Microsoft Dynamics AX	Controls in Microsoft Dynamics AX
	Form Controls
Client / Controls in Microsoft Dynamics AX / Form Controls	FastTabs
	How to: Add FastTabs to a Form
	How to: Delete a Control from a Form
Client / Form Data Sources	AutoJoin System
	Data Sources for Forms
	How to: Add a Field Group to a Form
	Methods on a Form Data Source
Client / Forms in Microsoft Dynamics AX	Action Panes and Action Pane Strips
	Action Pane Overview
	Action Pane Strip Overview
	How to: Create an Action Pane
	How to: Create an Action Pane Button
	How to: Create an Action Pane Strip
	Details Forms
	Details Form Overview
	How to: Add a Data Source to a Details Form
	How to: Add a FastTab to a Details Form
	How to: Add Fields to a Details Form
	How to: Add Line Details Information to a Details Form with Lines
	How to: Create a Details Form
	How to: Customize the Line View of a Details Form with Lines
	How to: Specify the Page Title for a Details Form
	FactBox Panes
	How to: Add a Part to the FactBox Pane
	Form Classes
	Caching display Methods
	Lookup Forms Overview
Client / Forms in Microsoft Dynamics AX / Navigation Forms / List Page Forms	How to: Add a Part to the FactBox pane of a List Page
	How to: Add a Preview Pane to a List Page
	Troubleshooting Forms

Topics on both TechNet and MSDN

The following topics have been published or updated on both TechNet and MSDN.

Analytics

Deployment of analytics	Update the OLAP data source
Getting started with analytics	Tools used for analytics
	What’s New: Analytics for IT Professionals
Planning and architecture	Analytics architecture
	Planning considerations for analytics

Reporting

Deployment	Deploy reports to the new Reporting Services instance
	Deploy the default reports
	Deprecated Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Reports in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
	Guidance when Upgrading Reports
	Mapping Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Reports to the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Version
	Upgrading Reports
Developing Reports	Adding Links to a Report
	Considerations to Create a Report
	Guidance for Choosing the Data Source Type
	How to: Add a Report Drill Through Action on a Report
	How to: Configure the Debugger to Debug a Report Data Provider Class
	How to: Create a Company Parameter in a Report
	How to: Define a Report Data Source
	How to: Define a Report Dataset
	How to: Define a Report with Dynamic Filters
	How to: Group and Order Report Parameters by Using a Data Contract Class
	How to: Print a Report
	How to: Specify a Chart Axis Start Value
	How to: Use a Report Data Provider Class in a Report
	How to: Use an Expression in a Report
	How to: Use an Expression in a Report Parameter
	How to: View a Report
	How to:Use Display Methods in a Report
	Parameters Overview
	Report Data Overview
	Using Queries to Access Report Data
	Using Report Data Provider Classes to Access Report Data
	Walkthrough: Using AX Enum Provider in a Column Chart Report
	Working with Expressions
Planning and architecture	Planning considerations for reporting

Services

Deploy services and AIF /	Install web services on IIS
	Add or configure websites
Getting started with services and AIF	Developing with Services and AIF
Services and AIF development	Using the Call Context
	How to: Create a Document Query
	Concurrency When Updating Data
	Message Header
	Walkthrough: Calling the Query Service with a Static Query
	Walkthrough: Exposing an X++ Class as a Data Contract
Services and AIF operations	Configure security for integration ports

Report Catalog

The following report topics are now available.

Cash and bank management reports	Bank account balance report (BankAccountBalance)
	Bank report (BankLedgerReconciliation)
	Reconciliation report (BankReconciliationSummary)
Fixed assets reports	Fixed asset due for replacement report (AssetDueReplacement)
	Fixed asset physical inventory worksheet report (AssetInventoryWorkSheet)
	Fixed asset replacements report (AssetReplacementReport)
General ledger reports	Accountant investment analysis report (AccountantInvestmentAnalysis)
	CFO short-term solvency report (CFOShortTermSolvency)
	Controller investment analysis report (ControllerInvestmentAnalysis)
	Controller long-term solvency report (ControllerLongTermSolvency)
	Controller operational efficiency report (ControllerOperationalEfficiency)
	Controller profitability analysis report (ControllerProfitabilityAnalysis)
	Controller short-term solvency report (ControllerShortTermSolvency)
	Posted transaction by journal report (LedgerTransPerJournal)
	Sales tax list report (TaxList)
	Sales tax specification report (SalesTaxByCustomer)
	Treasurer asset analysis report (TreasurerAssetAnalysis)
	Treasurer liabilities analysis report (TreasurerLiabilitiesAnalysis)

White Papers

The following white papers were published in November.

Accounting for stocked items on product receipts and vendor invoices
Credit Card Processing for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Credit Card Processing for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 (updated for the hotfix for KB979304)
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and 2009 Reference: Report List